Tonight I have learned that...

Lozzo · 13-07-2021, 06:34 PM

Ducati Bronze frame paint is not a match for the Gold frame on my 1997 (regd 98) bike. Oh well... anyone want a part used aerosol of Bronze paint, only done three frame tubes? New to this Ducati ownership lark, but I'll get there in the end, I always do.

New can of Gold paint on order.

Fuming!!

Jez900ie · 13-07-2021, 07:42 PM

Hmmm. I wouldn't expect a match with your frame using Ducati "Gold".

Darkness · 14-07-2021, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Lozzo

Ducati Bronze frame paint is not a match for the Gold frame on my 1997 (regd 98) bike. Oh well... anyone want a part used aerosol of Bronze paint, only done three frame tubes? New to this Ducati ownership lark, but I'll get there in the end, I always do.

New can of Gold paint on order.

Fuming!!

Matching the various shades of frame paint is a pain.

There’s quite a lot written about it here:

http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...int#post586936

Lozzo · 14-07-2021, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkness

Matching the various shades of frame paint is a pain.

There’s quite a lot written about it here:

http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...int#post586936

There's a lot to read there and it's bound to be filled with stuff I'll need to remember. I'll have to read it another day because I'm on lunch from work right now and this evening will be spent prepping my kit and loading up for a trackday at Brands tomorrow.

The frame is only getting the left side painted from front to back - petrol staining from a leaky fuel hose, not the usual leaky seam thankfully. There won't really need to be any blending in at any visible point hopefully.

Thanks for the assistance.

slob · 14-07-2021, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lozzo

… petrol staining from a leaky fuel hose ...

Battery acid is a common cause

Lozzo · 14-07-2021, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by slob

Battery acid is a common cause

I've got some of that in the more forward part, but mainly staining from fuel dripping off the lowest point of the tank and onto the frame from where it's run down the underside of the tank.

A simple breather hose clipped into place would stop the battery acid issue, but I see so many bike older batteries without one.

13-07-2021, 06:34 PM	#1
Lozzo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Bedford Bike: M600 Posts: 15	Tonight I have learned that... Ducati Bronze frame paint is not a match for the Gold frame on my 1997 (regd 98) bike. Oh well... anyone want a part used aerosol of Bronze paint, only done three frame tubes? New to this Ducati ownership lark, but I'll get there in the end, I always do. New can of Gold paint on order. Fuming!!

13-07-2021, 07:42 PM	#2
Jez900ie Pleasantly surprised! Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Stoke on Trent Bike: M900ie Posts: 780	Hmmm. I wouldn't expect a match with your frame using Ducati "Gold". __________________ Monsters don't hide under the bed, they sleep inside the shed